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  2. Camp 4 (Yosemite) - Wikipedia

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    Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. [2] It became notable after World War II as "a birthplace of rock climbing’s modern age." [3] It is located at an elevation of 4000 ft (1200 m) on the north side of the Yosemite Valley, close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls.

  3. El Capitán State Beach - Wikipedia

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    El Capitán State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara County. The beach is named for José Francisco Ortega, who retired from the Spanish Army in 1795 with the rank ...

  4. Yosemite Firefall - Wikipedia

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    Yosemite Firefall. The Yosemite Firefall was a summertime event that began in 1872 and continued for almost a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. From a distance it appeared as a glowing waterfall. The owners of the Glacier Point Hotel ...

  5. Yosemite National Park - Wikipedia

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    1984 (8th Session) Yosemite National Park (/ joʊˈsɛmɪti / yoh-SEM-ih-tee[5]) is a national park of the United States in California. [6][7] It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 ...

  6. El Capitan - Wikipedia

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    Geology. El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley. A separate intrusion of igneous rock, the Taft Granite, forms the uppermost portions of the cliff face.

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  8. Mist Trail - Wikipedia

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    The High Sierra Camps provide a loop through the Yosemite backcountry, with tent cabins spaced one day's hike apart. These require reservations. A panoramic view of the Mist Trail can be had from Glacier Point, 3000 feet (900 m) above, looking north. During the summer, shuttle buses from the floor of the valley will take an hour to arrive at ...

  9. Curry Village - Wikipedia

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    Curry Village. Curry Village is a campground in Mariposa County, California [2] in Yosemite National Park within the Yosemite Valley. A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk. In 2012, eight visitors to the park developed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and three died.

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